This week Jane Horne will be hosting the chat from the @RCOT_NP account (RCOT Specialist Section for Neurological Practice). Jane has been the Research and Development lead on the National Executive Committee for six years. About to complete her term of office, the opportunity to facilitate this week’s #OTalk is timely. Shaping the growth and development of the specialist sections research and development roles, is key to ensure members have the opportunity to easily access research activities in their area of expertise. Ultimately, leading to a research active community.
The Royal College of Occupational Therapy’s strategic, two year, research and review is drawing to a close and will culminate in the publication of a New RCOT Research and Development Strategy 2019-2024 (Autumn 2019). The strategy aims to inform, guide and direct the development of research in the occupational therapy profession in the UK.
Capturing members ideas on how we work together to achieve the overall aim of building a culture of research capacity within our profession, is essential. Using the best evidence to provide effective and efficient occupational therapy to deliver best practice, for the benefit of the people we treat, is why we do the jobs we do.
‘When clinicians and healthcare organisations engage with research there is the likelihood of improvement in their health care performance, even when that has not been the primary aim of the research.’ (1)
Occupational Therapists have a professional duty to use national guidelines to underpin daily practice and engage in research. However, in reality, our busy clinical working lives often prevent us from doing this. It is easy to see research as a separate entity, something that academics do, and not that relevant when you are managing a busy caseload or service.
The aim of this #OTalk is to explore how specialist sections might help you navigate through this research agenda. What can the specialist sections do for you? What do they do already that you may not be aware of? Exploring how to better connect with our members to help them to develop their skills and knowledge in research and research activities, is important. Your thoughts and opinions would help guide our activities and help you to get the most out of your membership.
Here are some questions to consider during #OTalk chat to help facilitate discussion:
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POST CHAT
Host: Jane Horne will be hosting the chat from the @RCOT_NP account (RCOT Specialist Section for Neurological Practice).
OTalk Account: @preston_jenny
#OTalk Healthcare Social Media Transcript October 1st 2019
The Numbers
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37 Participants
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8 Avg Tweets/Participant